Lesson 6 - Energy Consumption

Question 1

Which 8 factors have the largest influence on energy consumption?

Answer 1

Physical Availability
Cost
Living Standards
Env. Priorities
Climate
Public Perceptions
Economic Development
Tech

Question 2

How does physical availability influence per capita consumption?

Answer 2

Domestic/Imported supply
Larger domestic supply improves demand
Import costs expensive

Question 3

How does physical accessibility affect energy costs?

Answer 3

Exploitation may be difficult/expensive
Import costs

Question 4

How can technology increase per capita consumption?

Answer 4

Tap inaccessible resources
Deep digging/drilling projects

Question 5

How can technology reduce per capita consumption?

Answer 5

Modern tech is energy intensive
High operation costs

Question 6

Which costs tend to influence per capita consumption?

Answer 6

Physical Exploitation
Processing
Delivery to Consumer

Question 7

How does economic development affect per capita consumption?

Answer 7

Lower relative costs
Extraction tech.
Domestic appliances

Question 8

How does climate affect per capita consumption?

Answer 8

Energy required to balance out temperatures in domestic settings
Renewables

Question 9

How does env. policy affect per capita consumption?

Answer 9

Policy/Regulations push costs out
Renewable output
Cost of reducing emissions

Question 10

How does public perception affect per capita consumption?

Answer 10

Willingness to support sustainable practice
Knowledge of modern alternatives